K Kapila

..To evaluate the role of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the diagnosis of lymphoproliferative disease (LPD) of the breast...

..To determine the cytomorphologic spectrum of nipple discharge in florid gynecomastia...

..In soft-tissue aspirates, palisading histiocytes with epithelioid cell granulomas with or without giant cells and an inflammatory exudate with predominantly eosinophils alerts one to search diligently for a parasite...

..To evaluate the cytomorphologic features of benign and malignant lipomatous tumors of soft tissue on fine needle aspirates (FNA) and determine if the variants of liposarcoma could be identified...

..Papillary cystadenocarcinomas of the parotid are rare but can be accurately diagnosed on FNAC. However, they need to be differentiated from mucoepidermoid and papillary acinic cell tumors...

..Benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of pleomorphic adenoma. A diligent search for epithelial elements is recommended prior to diagnosing BNST in the head and neck region...

..The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of squamous cell abnormalities in cervical cytology in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait, and to document any change in the pattern of these lesions...

..To determine the distribution of thyroid lesions in pediatric and adolescent patients in Kuwait...

..Crystalline bodies were detected in the Pap smear of a 34-wk pregnant woman who presented with postcoital bleeding...

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..To study the distribution and efficacy of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the diagnosis of breast lesions in pediatric and adolescent patients...

..Immunocytochemical profile was suggestive of a thymic carcinoma of the MEC type...

..To evaluate the expression of estrogen receptor beta (ERbeta) in fine needle aspirates (FNAs) and correlate the findings with its expression in tissue sections...

..Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is often complicated by pleural effusion and ascites. The present study is an attempt to categorize the lymphomatous effusions according to the WHO classification, using archival material...

..The cytomorphological findings in three histopathologically documented cases of hyaline-vascular CD were evaluated to a set of cytomorphological criteria which could help in the identification of this condition on aspirate smears...

..Over a 21 year period, 28 cases of breast parasites (16 cases of cysticercus and 12 of filariasis), diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology, were reviewed to assess the host tissue response...

..Further, an attempt was made to find out the significance of CIs...

..We report two cases of schwannoma and one case of a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST) of the neck, which presented as thyroid nodules and evaluate the role of cytology in identifying these tumours...

..The presence of the LCH cell is a must. The differentials to be considered are dermatopathic lymphadenitis, sinus histiocytosis with massive lymph-adenopathy, Hodgkin's lymphoma and malignant histiocytosis...

..A review of 52 cases of umbilical nodule aspirates over a 16-yr period forms the basis of this brief report...

..Another interesting observation in our series is that an admixture of various cell types was seen in the smears and corroborated on histology to be present in focal areas...

..An inguinal lymph node was aspirated in two cases, and a breast nodule was the site of aspiration in the third case. In one of the inguinal lymph node aspirates, two adult gravid female worms were identified...

..Sputum telomerase assay holds the potential for early and non-invasive diagnosis of lung cancer...

..7%) was observed. Midborderline cases of leprosy posed a problem, and a correct cytohistological correlation was observed in only one of the three cases...

..FNAC provides a safe and effective tool for diagnosis thereby obviating the need for other procedures...

..A case of left cerebral hemispheric anaplastic astrocytoma with metastasis to the cerebrospinal fluid in a 50-day-old male child diagnosed on cytology and later confirmed by histological examination is reported...

..FNAC alone was required to accurately diagnose secondary tumors of the thyroid in a majority of cases (17/24); however, in some cases ancillary techniques may be required for a definite diagnosis...

..Sampling errors were mainly responsible for these false negative diagnoses. FNAC is thus an accurate and reliable diagnostic tool for management of goiters provided strict adherence to adequacy criteria are maintained...

..Carcinoma ex-pleomorphic adenoma is difficult to identify on FNAC and in our series all 4 such cases on histology were considered benign on cytology...

..Application of scoring in a step-wise manner, on atypical aspirates, can help in selection of cases suitable for biopsy...

..However, since it is also expressed in a variety of benign lesions, its role as a pre-surgical markerfor differentiating benignfrom malignant thyroid nodules is limited...

..The cytological findings of these cases are described and the problems encountered in the diagnosis of this entity are highlighted in this case report...

..Some degree of epithelial atypia can be seen in oncocyte-predominant benign lesions. Squamous metaplasia, especially if accompanied by atypia and necrosis, can prove challenging...

..In conclusion, a wide spectrum of morphological features are encountered in FNA from benign male breast lesions. It is important to recognize these to avoid a false-positive diagnosis...

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..To delineate the cytomorphologic appearances of hepatoblastoma (HBL) in the largest series to date and to evaluate the feasibility of subtyping on fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC)...

..Palatal salivary gland tumours, although relatively uncommon, are difficult to diagnose cytologically. This is more so in cases of newer entities such as PLGA, as their cytological diagnosis is still not well characterized...

..In tissue sections, both features were seen in all cases, but with a patchy distribution. The cytological features of GCTTS are uniform, and FNA cytodiagnosis is possible...

..The cytological and histological concordance was better (75%) in high-grade (grades II and III) as compared to grade I sarcomas (69%). Sampling errors due to morphologic heterogeneity in sarcomas may cause noncorrelation in a few cases...

..7% of premalignant cervical scrapings but was not detected in control hysterectomy samples, or in cervical scrapings of normal healthy controls. There was 71% correlation between telomerase activity and HPV-16/18 infection...

..No microfilariae were identified on the histology sections...

..To report data on the evaluation of the efficacy of urine cytology in detecting BK virus (BKV)...

..In only one case a differential diagnosis between pleomorphic adenoma and PLGA had been considered. Cytologic diagnosis of PLGA is difficult but possible if an attempt is made to identify specific cytologic criteria...

..Toluidine blue staining is not only a reliable method for rapid staining and diagnosis, it also permits preservation of cytological material by destaining and restaining with permanent stains...

..The initial cytologic diagnosis of possibly a skin adnexal tumor was rendered. This case highlights the diagnostic pitfall encountered in the aspiration cytology of neurogenic tumors...

..Later the patient developed lymphadenopathy and involvement of the nasal septum. CONCLUSION: Extranodal RDD can be diagnosed by FNAC in conjunction with immunocytochemistry...

..INTERPRETATION & CONCLUSION: Though the Robinson's and Mouriquand's grading systems were found to have similar concordance with histological grading, Robinson's method was considered better because of its simplicity, and specificity...

..Pneumocystis pneumonia appears to be a common opportunistic infection in renal transplant receipients in India...

..In children FNAC also plays a role in detection of BCG adenitis, infection with atypical mycobacteria and co-existing infections such as HIV and AIDS...